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anArbitraryOnetoday at 11:49 AM6 repliesview on HN

Now if we could switch MacOS to use Win/Linux keyboard commands, MacOS wouldn't be so insufferable


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jurmoustoday at 12:05 PM

Many of the keyboard commands are configurable in settings, complete with switching cmd and ctrl keys around. Or you can get used in a week or two when switching, this is what I did years ago and now for me Win/Linux is confusing and find the location of the command key more ergonomic on a Mac.

Here some history on how the command key came to be https://www.folklore.org/Swedish_Campground.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Command_key

SuperManifoldstoday at 12:52 PM

Incredibly L take. macOS keyboard commands are great for working in the terminal since system shortcuts use a different key and don't interfere with control codes

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cpuguy83today at 1:55 PM

Sorry having to use ctrl+shift for in a terminal is absolutely awful. macOS keyboard shortcuts are king.

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rick_daltontoday at 12:04 PM

Super key for most keybinds is much nicer than windows in my opinion, where it is entirely wasted on opening the start menu. On Linux it gains a few functions based on the desktop environment but not much.

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p-e-wtoday at 11:50 AM

I mean, you can simply use Linux and save yourself all those hacks…

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throwaway613746today at 1:22 PM

As someone that switches between MacOS (dayjob) and Linux (my own PCs) workstations daily - I wish I could do the opposite for Linux. MacOS keyboard shortcuts are just way more intuitive to me, and they are way more consistent across applications.